BoSox In For Battle Against Big Unit

Big Papi and the BoSox are in town as they attempt to draw first blood in this fierce and fabled rivalry. But, if numbers mean anything, the Yankees should be more concerned with Jason Varitek than David Ortiz. The current Red Sox roster has had limited exposure to the Johnson Express, but when they have faced him their track record isn’t so hot. Here are the Career Batting Records of the Red Sox hitters vs. the Big Unit. Alex Gonzalez and Varitek are the only hitters who have an average over .200 (Min. 5 AB):

AVG AB H HR RBI BB K

Alex Cora .333 3 1 0 1 0 0

Coco Crisp .333 3 1 0 0 0 2

Alex Gonzalez .250 20 5 1 3 0 6

Mark Loretta .079 38 3 0 1 3 14

Mike Lowell .167 30 5 1 3 3 11

Doug Mirabelli .083 12 1 0 0 1 7

Trot Nixon .000 3 0 0 0 0 1

David Ortiz .167 18 3 0 0 0 4

Wily Mo Pena .000 4 0 0 0 1 3

Manny Ramirez .194 36 7 3 11 2 11

J.T. Snow .154 26 4 0 0 4 11

Jason Varitek .278 18 5 2 3 1 4

Kevin Youkilis .500 2 1 0 0 1 0

Dustan Mohr .000 10 0 0 0 1 5

*Gary Sheffield, the only current Yankee with any regular season at bats against Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, was put on the 15 day DL today.